Cannery Women, Cannery Lives(English, Paperback, Ruiz Vicki L.)

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Cannery Women, Cannery Lives(English, Paperback, Ruiz Vicki L.) is written by Ruiz Vicki L. and published by University of New Mexico Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0826309887 (ISBN 10) and 9780826309884 (ISBN 13).

Women have been the mainstay of the gruelling, seasonal canning industry for over a century. This book is a collective biography. Thousands of Mexicana and Mexican American women working in canneries in southern California established effective, democratic trade union locals run by local members. These rank-and-file activists skilfully managed union affairs, including negotiating such benefits as maternity leave, company-provided day care, and paid holidays -- in some cases better benefits than they enjoy today. The dramatic and turbulent history of their union is a major contribution to the new labour history.